Azerbaijan articles on Democracy Chronicles

News about the struggle for democracy in Azerbaijan. All elections since the early 1990's have been ruled neither free nor fair by prominent election observers. Conflict with Armenia and regional rivalries pose challenges. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on Nagorny Karabakh.

Azerbaijan Dictatorship Attacks Peaceful Demonstration Against Brutality

January 26, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Dictatorship in Azerbaijan has become more extremist with police attacks on opposition demonstrations

Azerbaijan Democracy Protest Resembles Arab Spring

November 17, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Unstable Azerbaijan democracy has seen its dictatorship struggle to subdue democracy protests

Dictatorship Attacks Democracy Protesters in Azerbaijan

May 24, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

European Contest Brings Scrutiny to Democracy Protesters in Azerbaijan’s ex-Soviet Dictatorship

Democracy Protests in Azerbaijan!

May 23, 2012 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Staid Soviet Satellite Dictatorship Challenged by Calls for Democracy in Repressive State in Major New Bout of Protests in Azerbaijan

Outrage After Russian Director And Playwright Detained

Outrage After Russian Director And Playwright Detained (5/11/2023) - Berkovich and Petriychuk where charged with justifying terrorism over a play about Russian women marrying…

Belarus Journalist Taken From Plane Sentenced To 8 years

Belarus Journalist Taken From Plane Sentenced To 8 years (5/7/2023) - The arrest of opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich shocked the world when Belarus forced his Ryanair…

Iranian Secret Committee 'Punished Celebrities Over Dissent'

Iranian Secret Committee ‘Punished Celebrities Over Dissent’ (4/28/2023) - Iran's Secret committee sent a list of 141 to the economy ministry, including celebrities, raising…

Coercive Bargaining In Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests

Coercive Bargaining In Kenya’s Anti-Government Protests (4/5/2023) - Kenya's anti-government protests have been characterized by both peaceful demonstrations and violent clashes with police.

Imprisoned Journalist Is Latest Escalation In Algeria Media Crackdown

Imprisoned Journalist Is Latest Escalation In Algeria Media Crackdown (4/5/2023) - Abdessalem Bouchouareb has been convicted in Algeria as part of an ongoing media crackdown, raising…

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year's Woody Guthrie Prize

Pussy Riot Will Receive This Year’s Woody Guthrie Prize (3/30/2023) - Russian performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for…

Autocrats’ Favorite Word? Democracy. (6/15/2023) - Amid a decline in global freedom, authoritarian leaders have invoked the language of democracy in…

Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria

Arab League Reinstates Bashar Assad’s Syria (5/11/2023) - The Arab League reinstated Syria, ending a 12-year suspension. Western sanctions remain in place, limiting…

Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation

Twitter Changes Boost Autocrats’ Digital Disinformation (4/27/2023) - Recent changes at Twitter have enabled authoritarian governments in Russia, China, and Iran to amplify…

Podcast: Between Democracy And Autocracy (4/19/2023) - Between democracy and autocracy is an anocracy, defined by political scientists as a country that…

Burma Junta Dissolves Suu Kyi's Party, Much Of Opposition

Burma Junta Dissolves Suu Kyi’s Party, Much Of Opposition (3/30/2023) - Suu Kyi faces multiple charges, including incitement and breaking COVID-19 protocols, and could be imprisoned…